Sophia Bush looks happier than ever as she cosies up to girlfriend Ashlyn Harris

Sophia Bush has been seen celebrating her 42nd birthday by sharing a post cuddling her girlfriend Ashlyn Harris.

The couple, who went public with their romance earlier this year, were joined by a group of girl friends in the pictures as the football player put her arm around the actress. Sophia captioned the post: “some summer,” surrounded by heart and sun emojis.

Sophia looked happy as she smiled for the camera and wore a bright blue T-shirt tucked into white Bermuda shorts. Another photo showed Sophia wearing a white crochet co-ord as she walked and held hands with Harris who was wearing a pale yellow two-piece shorts set.

Friends and fans of the star took to the comments to wish One Tree Hill actress Sophia a happy birthday. One wrote: “Happy, happy birthday Sophia ! Have the absolute BEST day, you deserve it Happiness suits you well.”

A second commented: “happy bday drama queen!,” as a third added: “HAPPY BDAY SOPH!! thank you for being an inspiration for everyone. you’re so special to me.. i wish the best for this day and for these rest of your life.” Another said: “HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABEEEEEEE hope you have the absolute best day and year yet you deserve it.”

Sophia and Ashlyn’s relationship has been in the middle of controversy in recent months. After the news broke that they were dating in October last year, less than a week after Ashlyn’s divorce from Ali Krieger was made public, rumours surfaced that the former US goalkeeper had cheated on her ex-wife with her new girlfriend. Sophia came out as queer in April this year.

Sophia Bush was joined by her girlfriend in many of the snaps shared on Instagram
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The happy couple went public with their romance earlier this year after months of rumours
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Ashlyn tied the knot with her fellow professional footballer wife Ali in 2019 but filed for divorce after four years of marriage in September 2023. The couple share daughter, Sloane, three, and one-year-old son Ocean together. Following the rumours that Ashlyn had moved on with Sophia, Ali’s brother hinted that Ashlyn had been unfaithful, seeing her become the centre of furious backlash.

Commenting on an Instagram post that Ali posted on the day of her ex-wife’s birthday, her brother Kyle hinted that Ashlyn had cheated on his sister. He wrote: “These hoes ain’t loyal!! But me and your fans are!” Denying the infidelity, Ashlyn snapped back saying: “Let me be clear: I did not step out on my marriage. I was always faithful in my marriage, if not always totally happy.”

The sportswomen went on to explain that she and her ex-wife had been privately working out the details of their separation since the summer. Describing how the leak of the divorce had “devastated” her mental health, she wrote: “We agreed to centre our children, continue therapy, separate and to move forward with our lives.” Before adding: “This has been brutal.”